While a student nurse at St. Francis Hospital, Elizabeth "Betty" Kokayko participated in the U. S., World War II Cadet Nursing Corps.

OBITUARY: Elizabeth K. Hassler (Kokayko) - October 28, 1927 ~ April 9, 2016 (age 88) - Of McKeesport, formerly of Brookline, on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Wife of the late Alvin; sister of Margaret Ruderman; also several nieces and nephews. - Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., in St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, 410 6th Street, McKeesport, PA. - Betty was a proud registered nurse with a long and distinguished career. http://www.funeralhomehosting.net/ffb/notices/Elizabeth-Hassler- Arrangements are under the direction of Frank F. DeBor Funeral Home, Inc., 1065 Brookline Boulevard, 412-561-0380.